LIVING LIFE SERIES 1

A BO TIEN (武天) MISSION INITIATIVE LAUNCHED ON 28TH SEPT 2010 BY INNER TRUTH NETIZEN 2. THE MISSION IS TO SHOW THE WAY TO HOPE, INNER PEACE AND ULTIMATELY SALVATION FOR ALL BEINGS. THE PURPOSE IS TO SAVE SOULS. IT IS WAY BEYOND NORMAL GOOD WORK LIKE CHARITY AND WELFARE ACTIVITIES. NO ONE SHALL BE SAVED BY GOOD WORKS ALONE BUT BY MORE THAN GOOD WORK. THERE IS NEED TO BE IMBUED WITH THE BASIC DOCTRINE COMMON TO AND BEHIND ALL RELIGIONS AND SECTS. LIVE IN DOCTRINE. DOCTRINE IN LIFE IS PARAMOUNT.

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The Living Life Series is dedicated to Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨). The doctrine is in His image. The image is the doctrine. He who sees, understands and effects the doctrine sees and knows Him. He who does not see, know and effect the doctrine sees not and knows not the saint even if the saint or His image is beside him. The far may be near and the near may be far. Let the doctrine and the saint be part of our life. The lord saint in your life can be any heavenly saint of any religion, sect or school. The doctrine of truth is behind all and this is the Inner Truth that leads all (regardless of their religious affiliation or even if none) to inner peace and heaven on earth here and now and not just in the after life. The ideal worship and devotion is to know and effect the doctrine of God and the saints. The best gospel is the gospel of life. We learn from our life and the lives of others. The true temple is the world we live in. The sky is the roof of the temple and religions and sects are the pillars of the temple. All under Heaven are in the temple. Needless to say that all the saints we know are in this temple. Ji Gong Posat too is no exception. The whole wide world and web is the temple and must be regarded as a sacred place --- a temple for living and learning. It is more important that everyone that counts plays a role in this universal temple if due focus is to be given to the Mission of Heaven. Men must not be distracted by the agenda of men and end up serving the mission of man. That would be a far cry from the Mission of Heaven. We worship God and saints, not man however good that man may be. There should be no hero worshiping or idolizing of man whether he is a charismatic pastor, priest, monk, medium or lay leader. We don't even idol worship the image of any saint but reflect on what the image stands for. - the doctrine in the image. Omitofo 阿弥陀佛!.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

The lord and I

No 1056 of Living Life Series 1

There is a relationship between God and man. This relationship must be a meaningful one. If it is just to project the ego of Man in God, then it is not as good than if it is to subsume the ego of man in God. But let not God be the ultimate ego of all egos. Then we will create a monstrous ego that is God.

But God is not like that. God like all heavenly saints are not what men made them to be. They are not men and men must know that. Man is man and God is God.

That is what the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 said. He said that the problems of men are many and plentiful and indeed this is the case even with regards to God and men.

This includes of course the relationship between the good lord and I. Well, the moment the word "I" is invoked, it can denote the ego.

But at the same time, being what we are need not be ego-centered. We can be what we are without being egoistic and without denial of what we are. We can be better at what we are and this is what the good lord wants out of us or rather wants us to have.

We may indeed be egoistic and far from the lord but at the same time, it is exactly because we have ego and ego creates problems for us that makes us the center of his interest.

That is why he says that the far may be near and the near far. Far and near make no difference. That is why he is the lord. Whether you are elder or new comer, follower or none at all, he loves one and all.

He feels for us even if we are not good. He wants us to be better at what we are, not in having more ego but in having less or none if possible but yet be ourselves.

We can belong to any religion or even if none. This is immaterial. All the good lord wants in us is for us to be at peace and be happy even without the peace around. We only need to have the peace within. It is just that.

But we tell the lord to grant us this and that. He knows we are not ready for inner peace and he goes along with our wants. That is the lord like the father to us who sometimes even spoil us.

But of course one day he hopes we can rise to be better than that and have inner peace regardless of what we have or don't have. When that day comes, he will rejoice for us.

Thus in a temple of the good lord or for that matter of any heavenly saint, many are those who come for worldly gains and what is wrong with that?

This may be wrong but aren't all men like that at least to begin with and perhaps for the most part of life. Well, to me and pardon me if I sound self-opinionated, the good lord is the world to me.

He blesses me when I am ego-centered and need worldly blessings and he blessed me more if I learn to be less so and be better at what I should be - better at being pure and good regardless of my religious persuasion.

He leaves me to be what I am and wants me to be better than that. He is the world to me. At no point did he want me to fear him. He is not hurt by my transgression. There is no need for guilt. He loves me for what I am and only wants me to be better by the day at my own time and own target.

Lest you forget

Do not make the mistake of idolizing any man who tells you about the Word. He is in the same boat as you even if religion refers to him as a religious leader. Mere mention of a religious leader is as good as encouraging idolising of that man. Why must there be hierarchy in religion? Hierarchy is conventional but may end up as liability rather than a necessity or asset. There should be no caste or hierarchy system in religion. No one is to be considered above another in religion. A religious leader or follower is a servant to serve you and not a leader to be idolised. Do not put him on the pedestal and make a monster out of him.

MAY ALL BE WELL AND HAPPY

May all be well and happy. May they have peace. May our departed friends and kins be well, happy and have divine peace. The main writer wishes the best for all for those near and far. Our kins may be far when they had passed on to better lives but they are near though far. He remembers and wishes his parents Mr Siow Soo Koh and Mdm Tay Hung Siang, his uncles and aunties like Mr Tay Koon Huay, his cousins like Mr Tay Chong Sim and his friends like Mr Philip Png well and have abundance of life. May they be rich in spirit for without such ancestors, there will be no posterity - no us and no you and me. They have blessed us and we must blessed them in return forever and ever.